I know I do. I want to know what you guys think. If you don't want to live in China, where do you want to live outside the U.S.?
2007-08-17 11:55:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
I would live in China if I knew how to speak the language.
If I had to live outside of the USA, I would live in Tahiti.
2007-08-17 12:00:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have lived and worked in Shanghai for 3 years now. China is fascinating and rapidly developing. It is fairly easy to get a job as an English teacher, BUT, if you come on a Tourist Visa, you cannot earn money. To get a Work Visa, you will need an invitation letter from a company here. In major cities, there is no overt prejudice. Most Westerners are considered "rich" even if they are not, so tend to be looked upon as cheap if you don't treat. Most Westerners live in apartments and villas too expensive for the majority of Chinese (since housing is usually included for ex-pats), so the stereotype of wealth is perpetuated. If you want to work, I suggest you come to visit under a Tourist Visa, meet prospective employers, and, if you get a job, leave and return under a Work Visa. In Shanghai, where there are more than a hundred thousand Westerners, you aren't a novelty and won't get a second glance. In some rural areas, where we are fewer, you may get some stares. My girlfriend is from The Philippines and looks "Chinese" - she gets some people upset that she doesn't reply to their questions. Almost everybody today speaks Mandarin, even if they have a local dialect. Shanghaiese is very different from Mandarin (closer to Wu dialects), and some taxi drivers are more fluent in Shanghaiese than Mandarin. Just speak slowly and carefully, get the tonal accent right, and you should have no problems. If you end up down south, Cantonese is common in Guangdong Province and Hong Kong - I find it very hard to understand since there are 7 tones rather than 4.
2016-05-21 23:05:16 · answer #2 · answered by devona 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would want to live in china also. but i really want to live in vojipolnoco.
2007-08-17 12:02:58 · answer #3 · answered by the w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NEVER. They are the biggest threat to the USA in my humble opinion - more so than Iraq or Iran combined. I would like to live in a neutral country like Switzerland.
2007-08-17 12:01:39 · answer #4 · answered by The Nana of Nana's 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I want to live in Costa Rica, it is beautiful there and the people are so nice.
2007-08-17 12:01:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to live in Paris.
2007-08-17 12:01:31 · answer #6 · answered by Fifteen steps, then a sheer drop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to live in England again, or Canada again...
2007-08-17 12:00:56 · answer #7 · answered by Kiss My Shaz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
China no. Ireland YES!!!!!!!!!
2007-08-17 12:04:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nah, its overpopulated with ninjas
2007-08-17 12:02:15 · answer #9 · answered by ????????? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i will stay in the good ole USA.dont want to live eny where else.
2007-08-17 12:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by alcaholicdemon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋